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The other day my friend helped me unfold and lay out my LHQSQ -
Left-Handed Quilter Sampler Quilt top so I could take some more photos -

Here's the left side -

And the right side -

Then she helped me put it up on the design wall in the hallway - it was definitely a two-person job - that puppy is huge - and we pinned up the bottom rows so that it wouldn't hit the floor - don't want it to get dirty - and I don't want to trip over it - ;))

After we got it up on the wall - I realized that I have had it SIDEWAYS for years - it's a 7 x 8 on-point layout - and should be 7 across and 8 down - not the way I have it - 8 across and 7 down - but then again - I don't remember if I ever laid it out on my bed - maybe it fit better sideways - or it just fit the wall better that way - LOL - ;))

Here's a close-up of some of the blocks -

They are all 9-patches and range from super simple to fairly complex -

I don't normally like Sampler Quilts - especially those with a hundred different colors and all of the grids - 3x3 - 4x4 - 5x5 - 6x6 - they are WAY too busy for me -

I limited mine to a 3x3 or a 6x6 grid - and stuck to 9-patches -
I used a lot of different fabrics - but limited the number of colors -
Red/brown/gold/neutrals -

I think it looks more cohesive that way - LOL - ;))

This year I'm going to make another one in a different colorway - a nice leisurely long-term project to keep me busy when I want/need a break from the FMQ that I also have planned for this year - and all of the Squirrels that cross my path -

I lost my original EQ7 project file but I have a binder with copies of the blocks I used - and I have the quilt top to show me how I pressed the blocks - and where I placed them in the layout - so it should be easy enough to duplicate them -

Last time I used red/brown/neutrals for the blocks with gold sashing and dark brown cornerstones and border blocks -

And I made 99 blocks - surrounded by two rows of border blocks -

This time I won't make quite as many and it will be much smaller - LOL - ;))

I still need to choose my colors for this new one -

I want/need two main colors for the blocks plus neutrals -

One color for the sashing -

One darker color for the cornerstones and border blocks -

I'll probably use jelly rolls and scraps for the blocks - a 2-3 yard piece for the sashing - and a 4-5 yard piece for the cornerstones and border blocks -

I can use EQ7 to work up a couple of different sizes - determine the actual yardage requirements for each - and decide which of the blocks I want to use -

Then I plan to cut as many "units" as I can using my LEFT-EZE Rule™ -

Mix and match them to re-create some of my favorite blocks - ;))

I know you may be too busy -

And I had no takers last time -

But - again - I'm going to invite all of my readers to quilt-along with me - ;))

You can be thinking about the colors you might want to use -

And how big you would want yours to be -

And you can decide which blocks you want to make as we go along -

No stress - no pressure -

I'll post my color choices and the yardage requirements in the next couple of days -

And then - every week or so - starting in February -
Or March - depending on how quickly I can get my taxes out to my accountant -

I'll post the number of "units" needed for a couple of blocks - maybe more - maybe less - depending on how difficult they are and how many are in a "batch" -

Then I'll post how to arrange them to make the blocks -

I'll try to follow the same progression as I did on the first one -

But I make no promises - ;))

I guess you could consider this the "reverse" of a "mystery" -

It will be at a LEISURELY pace - spread out over a period of time -

I doubt that there will be hundreds of them in the same colors -

And we all know at the beginning how it will end - LOL - ;))

So far my LHQSQ - Left-Handed Quilter Sampler Quilt is one-of-a-kind -

And when I get this new one done -

There will be two - similar - but not the same - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -